Ethnicity:
Father was French, while his mother was born in England.
Alexander Karlovich Bode was born on October 8, 1780, in Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany in an old French noble family. They emigrated to Russia in 1795 and got a house thanks to his mother’s activity, persuading Catherine II to help the family.
Alexander Karlovich got good home education with the help of Catherine II.
Bode's service activities, which began with an attempt at a military career in 1799-1801 (Smolensky Dragoon Regiment), were unsuccessful. Alexander Karlovich was a caretaker of the Penza District School in 1808-1810; official of Theodosian customs in 1820-1824; director of the school of winemaking in Sudak in 1824-1833. In 1825 Alexander Karlovich met with Alexander Griboedov. After a conflict with his superiors in 1833 (A. Kaznacheev and M. Vorontsov), he resigned and moved to Petersburg. Since 1840, Alexander Karlovich was an official of the Saint Petersburg Treasury Chamber. By the end of his life, he was promoted to the rank of a court adviser.
Mary Kinnersley liked traveling. One day she met with Baron Karl-August Bode in the County of Flanders. Karl was a gentle and indecisive man.
Lev Karlovich Bode was the Chief Executive Officer, President of the Moscow Palace Office (1849), a participant in the Patriotic War of 1812. In addition, he supervised the construction of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
